As a Japanese executive, who worked 23 years for U.S investment bank Goldman Sachs, I have always been puzzled by how few Japanese rise to the top ranks of foreign firms in Japan. In posts where dealing directly with Japanese clients is the key to success ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and UK to collaborate on missile development
TOKYO -- Japan will team with the U.K. to develop an air-to-air missile, Tokyo's first defense equipment project with a partner other than the U.S. and a potential turning point for the country's arms export policy. The planned weapon will incorporate a ... ( read original story ...)
PM expects Japanese, Korean business expansion in Vietnam
The host suggested that the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry work closely with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to further promote business partnership in localities, adding that Vietnam encourages Japanese and Osaka enterprises to become ... ( read original story ...)
Another Japanese company says it falsified product data
Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko called ... In both cases the company said it had not found any safety or legal problems. The Nikkei business daily reported a third subsidiary, Mitsubishi Aluminium, also had shipped products out of ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to drop SF sister city over comfort woman statue
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said trust between the two ... Lee signed a document Wednesday formalising the city's acceptance of the memorial, according to Kyodo News. Mainstream historians say up to 200,000 women, mostly from Korea but also other ... ( read original story ...)
Eight ‘North Korean fishermen’ wash ashore in Japan
These are external links and will open in a new window A boat carrying eight men claiming to be North Korean fishermen has washed ashore the coast in Japan. Japanese police said the men were found at Yurihonjo city's marina late on Thursday, and taken into ... ( read original story ...)
8 thought to be North Korean fishermen wash ashore in Japan
Add North Korea as an interest to stay up to date on the latest North Korea news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Japanese police are investigating eight men found on Japan's northern coast who say they are from North Korea and washed ashore after their ... ( read original story ...)
Men found at northern Japan marina say they are from North Korea: police
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, asked if the possibility the men were spies had been ruled out, told a news conference authorities were handling the matter carefully. Japan is studying plans to cope with a possible influx of tens of thousands of ... ( read original story ...)
North Koreans found on boat in Japan
The eight men had no life-threatening injuries and appeared to speak Korean, the Kyodo News agency reported ... Police were not available to make any further comment. Last week, the Japanese Coast Guard rescued three North Korean crew members from their ... ( read original story ...)
Search ends for three sailors missing after air crash in sea off Japan, Navy says
The C-2A Greyhound crashed on Nov. 22 into the ocean southeast of Okinawa, Japan. Eight sailors were rescued about 40 ... whereabouts unknown (DUSTWUN)" status as of early Thursday, CBS News correspondent David Martin reported Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Tobacco Pledge Has All the Fire of a Cold Ashtray: Gadfly
Japan Tobacco has kept its focus at home while competitors planted flags globally. It’s held to ancillary sectors such as food and pharmaceuticals that have little to do with the core business. As the industry consolidates and tobacco giants like ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrencies “Too Far Off” to Kill Physical Cash: Bank of Japan Official
The head of the Japanese central bank’s payments department doesn’t see digital currencies like bitcoin replacing physical cash anytime in the near future. Speaking at a FinTech forum in Tokyo on Wednesday, Bank of Japan (BOJ) senior official Hiromi ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Expert Claims Digital Currency Will Not Replace Physical Money Just Yet
Hiromi Yamaoka believes digital currency solutions are not yet mature enough to replace physical money, even if the banking industry is increasingly looking to modern technology. Banking has been transformed over the last two decades, for customers and the ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo considers bid to host 2026 Olympics
Sapporo will now enter a dialogue process ... from the IOC by participating in working sessions to polish our hosting plans,” Akimoto said at a news conference. After the dialogue stage, the procedure will enter the candidature stage, where the selected ... ( read original story ...)
Investors looking beyond Tokyo
A former industrial city and one-time financial centre, Osaka has evolved to become a popular tourist destination, offering great food and shopping, as well as rich culture. Tourists were also quoted as saying that Tokyo is a little too busy, and Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo prepares to make bid for 2026 Winter Olympics
TOKYO - The Japanese Olympic Committee and city of Sapporo announced Wednesday they will enter a dialogue process over a potential bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. JOC president Tsunekazu Takeda and Sapporo mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto made the ... ( read original story ...)